Purushottam Jha v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.30704 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -131 Year- 2013 Thana -BHEJA District- MADHUBANI =========================================================== Purushottam Jha, Son of Late Kamal Narayan Jha, resident of Village-Barsam, P.O.-Bheja, P.S.-Bheja, District-Madhubani.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Sri Dipak Kumar Das, son of Nageshwar Das, Junior Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Department, Madhepur, District-Madhubani, resident of village & Post Office-Chaiti, P.S.-Belhar, District-Banka. .... .... Opposite Parties =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Narayan Mahto, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Hirday Prasad Singh, APP =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 10-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

By filing the instant application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner seeks quashing of the first information report in Bheja P.S. Case No. 131 of 2013 corresponding to G.R. No. 02 of 2014 registered under Sections 135 of the Electricity Act.

The allegations made in the first information report do

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30704 of 2015 dt.10-07-2015 2 / 2 attract ingredients of the offence punishable under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003.

In that view of the matter, I find no merit in this application. Accordingly, the application is dismissed. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T